CAASPP Vocab

main idea. main message. what the text is about.

a rule or method that is generally accepted. punctuation, spelling, grammar rules.

to admit to be true. to recognize the existence of.

to direct speech or writing towards someone

to be successful in achieving the purpose or communicating the message

main message + call to action. what the author hopes to achieve by writing the text.

The people the writer is writing or speaking to. who should receive the message?

favoring one side or one argument over another.

the repeated techniques an author uses to develop a unique way of writing

to expand on an idea. to change or grow the topic.

to have a final judgement or idea. to bring to a close. to reason.

to incorporate into the whole

someone's attitude or thoughts on a subject. the state of one's ideas.

to conldude based on reasoning and evidence

a skill or ability or method of doing something. the choices an author makes in writing.

as assumption or guess to explain the occurence of something.

the author's plan for what they hope to happen.

to defend or explain your thinking / perspective /reasoning

the resulting state. the solution to the problem

interpretation, explanation, and contribution to the ideas presented in the text